OK, my husband and I have finally decided who gets to use which spare bedroom. We have a 4 bedroom house and no kids, just dogs, so we have 2 extra rooms! He wanted a home gym I wanted a craft room, we agreed I should have the room with the big window! Yay!!! Anyway, it is a medium sized bare room right now, and since I am an unemployed grad student I have 0 funds to decorate with. I need thrifty ideas for storage, etc. Right now all my craft supplies are in big ugly plastic totes, I want nice pretty things! I make some jewelry, crochet, sew and do some painting. I am so overwhelmed! Help!

Since my girls actually nap (knock on wood), I am going to start trying to work off my negative feedback. Life got hectic with their early arrival. I apologize for the inconveniences my flaking caused.

Those are exactly the kinds of ideas I was looking for! I see all of these awesome craft rooms but they look really expensive! I'm definitely interested in the food bottles! Tons of things could go in there!

Thrift stores, yard sales, and freebie lists would be your best bet to get some storage sorta goods. I have been in the same situation here & there myself. I am using my living as my craft room also & I have found that the plastic drawer on wheels make a great storage for alot of my craft goods. Jars of any sort that food comes in usually work I have even taken advantage of the plastic flat boxes that my nails come in that I buy at the dollar stores. If you need any storage containers I may also have a few that I could spare for you (plastic shoe box sorta ones). It also depends on what sorta crafts you do as to the storage you are looking for. Hope this helps.

Sure, No problem I do all those too (that is when I have time!), between my FT job my home Biz I sparingly have time here & there. My Business is called Li'l Bit O' Everything because that's what I do. Feel free to mssg me on FB also I'm there all the time. I am currently getting into button/pin making I just got the hand unit and am looking for the other units and all the supplies to make buttons, key chains etc. So if you ever see any @ reasonable prices let me know. i also have a page on Yahoo called mad crafters Xchange to do just that exchange craft supplies, projects, etc but to only swap or give away. feel free to use it & spread the word!

Just signed up to join the crafters exchange. Can't wait! I'll keep an eye out for stuff like that. We're rolling up on the big 127 yard sale in a couple of weeks so I might be able to find stuff there.